St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-10-20
Vermont Medical Society.

The annual meeting of the state
medical society was held at Montpelier
Oct 10, DR.. S. T. Brooks of st. Johns
bury, the president of the society, in
the chair, who delivered the presidents
address Thursday evening. 1t was an
able and interesting discussion of the
subject of public health and hygiene,
and of expert testimony of physicians
in the courts. He argued the cooper
alton of the members of the society
with the state board of health and
proceeded to show how such cO-opera-
ton would in the end be of great bene-
fit to the public as well as to physi-
clans. He argued that the physicians
should not be called upon to give ex-
pert testimony in the courts without
an extra fee, claiming that physicians
subject was discussed at length by Drs.
G.. l.. Allen of Rutland, j. HI. Hamilton
of Riehford, A. H. ChesmOre of Hunt
ingtOn, members of the state board of
health, Drs. HOlton, Bingham, Grin
nell, James and Nutting.
The following officers were elected
for the year ensuing: President, E. R.
Campbell of Bellows Falls vice presi-
dent, S. l.. Wiswell of Cabot secreta
ry, d. G. Hawley of Burlington treas
urer, D. G. Kemp of Montpelier. There
were about so physicians in attend
ance and the meeting was called one of
the best ever held. DR.. H. S. Browne
of st. Johnsbury was elected council
Tor for Caledonia county.
Vermont Soldiers at st. Louis.
Vermont was represented at the st.
Louis encampment by $50 of her vete-
ran soldiers. Assistant Adjutant Cen
eral Dennis E. May of the Vermont
department kept roster of the Yer
mOnters which shows that the various
regiments of the state were represent
ed as follows: lst regt cavalry, ID I'd
regt, 9; 3D. and 4th, 10 each 5th, III !;
9th, 8; 9TH, 5; 9th, Z; 9th, A 10th, ii !;
l1th, 9; 18th and 18th, each 18th,
5; 18th, Z; 10th, 8; 18th, 9; sharp
shooters, 8 battery men 4. The COM
rades were visited by many veterans
who fought with them but are now liv-
ing outside the state. Here are the
names of some who registered Major
II. M. Pollard of the 9Th, now living in
st. Louis; Lieut.. A. |. Child of the
18th, now of st. Louis Lit. Col. w. j.
Cummings of the LIST cavalry, now of
Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Capt. E. w. Car
ter of the 4th, now of st. Louis Lieut..
X. p. GoOdall of the Sd, now of Leila
non, Mo-; Capt. A. C. Mason of the
10th, now of Chicago; Lieut.. w. B.
Perrin of the Sd battery, now of
Nashua, Iowa; Adjt. c. II. Benton of
the 5th, now of Minneapolis Lieut..
j. c. Morse of the 9Th, now of Kansas
City, Mo-. Maj. C. w. Boutin of the
lIth, now of Hampton, Iowa Adjt. E.
A. Consistency of the LIST cavalry, now
of AvOca, Iowa; Lieut.. d. b. Veasey
of the Sd, now of Hillsboro, Mo. Serg.
Maj. Frank j. Bowman of the 10th,
now of st. Louis Gen. L. A. Grant,
commander Vermont brigade, now of
Lieut.. L. B. Jones of the
18th, now of Omaha. Then there were
Col. Thomas of the 9Th, Major Valen-
tine of the 10th, Col. Henry of the 10th,
Commander Blodgett and the others
that still abide here in good old YER
mont. Taken altogether Vermont
showed off to good advantage.
Notes.
Bliss N. Davis, ~, is about to enter
Clark's business college at Albany, N.
Y According to a time honored ems